Cesium chloride (CsCl) is an inorganic ionic ceramic compound consisting of cesium and chloride ions arranged in a distinctive cubic crystal structure. In engineering and scientific applications, CsCl is primarily valued as a high-density medium for density-gradient centrifugation in biochemistry and molecular biology, and as a scintillation detector material in nuclear and particle physics due to its radiation detection capabilities. Its use is highly specialized and research-focused rather than structural; engineers select CsCl when extreme density contrast, optical transparency to radiation, or specific ionic conductivity properties are required in analytical or detection systems.
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| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bulk Modulus(K)2 entries | 15.23 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | -16.29 | GPa | — | ||
Poisson's Ratio(ν) | -0.7300 | - | — | ||
Shear Modulus(G)2 entries | 7.677 | GPa | — | ||
| ↳ | -3.210 | GPa | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Density(ρ) | 1.397 | kg/m³ | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Band Gap(Eg)2 entries | 7.800 | eV | — | ||
| ↳ | 0.000 | eV | — | ||
Dielectric Constant (Relative Permittivity)(εr) | 5.704 range 2.983–8.425median of 2 measurements | - | — | ||
Magnetic Moment(μB) | 0.000 | µB | — |
| Property | Value | Unit | Conditions | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy Above Hull(ΔEhull) | 1.252 | eV/atom | — | ||
Formation Energy(ΔHf)2 entries | -2.294 | eV/atom | — | ||
| ↳ | 1.140 | eV/atom | — |